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Ohio Wesleyan 63, Oberlin 54

Senior guard Kasey Schipfer (Mechanicsburg) scored 7 consecutive points as Ohio Wesleyan opened up a double-digit lead, and senior point guard Elizabeth Homan (Cincinnati/Anderson) hit a 3-pointer during a late 9-0 run that helped the Bishops seal a North Coast Athletic Conference win over Oberlin on Saturday in Oberlin.

Oberlin's Camille Zinaich opened the second-quarter scoring with a bucket that brought the Yeowomen within 21-18, but junior post Alyssa Griner (Delaware/Hayes) responded with a basket before Schipfer scored the next 7 Ohio Wesleyan points, converting a 3-point play for a 30-20 Bishop lead at the 6:15 mark of the period.

Schipfer's fast-break lay-in closed out the half with Ohio Wesleyan holding a 38-26 lead, and the Bishop lead would remain in double figures until the final second of the third period, when Zinaich sank a pair of free throws to make it 52-44.  A Gina Lombard 3-pointer highlighted an 8-0 Oberlin run, which ended with an Alyson Jefferson jumper that brought the Yeowomen within 54-52 with 5:03 remaining.

The Bishop defense kept Oberlin off the scoreboard for the next 5 minutes, and the Bishops pulled away with baskets by junior post Karlee Ross (Beverly/Fort Frye) and senior guard Lauren Denison (Pataskala/Watkins Memorial), Homan's 3-pointer, and a lay-in from freshman post Macy Miller (Marysville/Fairbanks) that extended the margin to 63-52 with 1:56 to go.  Oberlin's Ellie Pollock-Ballard scored during the final seconds for the 63-54 final.

Schipfer and Griner shared the Bishop lead with 21 points apiece, with Griner's 21 points matching the career best set against Oberlin on Feb. 1, 2023, and Miller added 10 points.  Schipfer snared a career-best 18 rebounds and Homan collected 11 assists.

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